Senate passes $39 billion state spending plan

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate wrapped up three days of fiscal 2017 budget deliberations around 11 p.m. Thursday, voting unanimously to pass an annual spending bill after adding a total of $61.3 million on the floor. The measure calls for spending $50 million more than the plan passed earlier by the state House of Representatives. "Thanks to all your advocacy this week we made additional investments in our shared priorities for an even stronger budget," Senate Ways and Means Chairwoman Karen

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate wrapped up three days of fiscal 2017 budget deliberations around 11 p.m. Thursday, voting unanimously to pass an annual spending bill after adding a total of $61.3 million on the floor. The measure calls for spending $50 million more than the plan passed earlier by the state House of Representatives. "Thanks to all your advocacy this week we made additional investments in our shared priorities for an even stronger budget," Senate Ways and Means Chairwoman Karen…